Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-08-13

accepted the invitation for date to be
October.
The odd Harriet Beecher Stowe
House" Of Andover, in which the famous
authoress wrote "Uncle Toms Cabin" has
been burned. The theory is that burglars,
in attempting to secure the plate, set fire to
the house. The loss will reach $4,000 and
is partially insured. The house has been
an object of interest for all visitors to An
dover.
A severe hail storm passed over the
southern frontier of Nebraska and Hayes
counties Saturday night. 1t was the sever
est ever known in that country. The storm
was about two miles wide, and in its course
all vegetation is destroyed. 1t was accom-
panied by terrific wind and rain. Consid-
cradle live stock was destroyed by the
water rising rapidly in the draws and small
streams.
The Chairman of the National Com
mittee Of the Prohibition party has issued
a call for meeting of that committee in
Chicago, November 16 next, to fix the time
and place for the National Nominating
Convention of 1883. On November II the
General Conference of Prohibitionists will
be held for consultations and suggestions,
and an invitation is extended to the menu
bers of the party to be present.
When Stanford was asked by the
Pacific Railroad Commission whether the
railroads with which he was connected had
paid any money or other valuable consider
alton, or done any other act or thing for the
purpose of influencing legislation he re-
piled: ''NO reduction will be made from
that portion of the net earnings belonging
to the United States OH account of any ex-
penditures for which detailed and satisfac-
tory vouchers are not furnished. What we
do with money that the Government does
not share in as creditor, or what we do
not charge up to her. needs no answer"
Twenty-Five miles of newly COM
pleted track of the Cheyenne and Northern
railroad has been inspected by the commits
sioners of Laramie county. The work was
found to be substantial and durable and
was accepted by the commissioners who
will Immediately issue $50, 900 worth of coun-
ty bonds to the road. The completed ex-
tension takes the terminus of the road to
the Laramie river 100 miles north from
Cheyenne and within forty miles of the
Platte river and the line of the Chicago
and Northwestern road. The freight and
passenger business of the Cheyenne and
Northern is already very large and the line
promises to shortly become a profitable
feeder to the Union Pacific.
There was terrible accident on the
Atlantic Il Pacific road at ten o'clock
Wednesday evening. As the west-bound
freight was approaching Franconia station,
near the Needles, the engine plunged at
full speed into an arroyo, the bridge over
which had burned. The freight cars piled
up on top OF the engine, making a terrible
wreck. The fireman, named Sparks, was
instantly killed. J. T. Riley, engineer, and
George Gibson, brakeman, were fatally in
1ured. To add to the terror the wrecked
cars caught ire and at last accounts were
still burning. 1t was impossible TO rescue
the body of fireman Sparks, and it remains
in the dreadful crematory. Twenty-Five
cars with contents and one of the finest en-
gines on the road are total wreck, involv-
ing loss to the company of 100000.